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Nobel awards to take place in Stockholm with full glitz and glamour

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Nobel laureates congregated in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Saturday for the first fully in-person award ceremonies complete with a formal banquet since the COVID-19 pandemic that curtailed events in the past two years. The ceremony starts

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‘It’s terrifying to live like this’: Ukrainians under bombardment in one of the world’s most dangerous places

A middle-aged woman with a bright yellow hat stepped out of a white van close to the frontline Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, one of the most dangerous places on the planet.

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Ukraine War Diaries: Fighting the Smart war against Russia

At first, Ukrainians used their smartphones to warn others of air raid alerts.

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‘They beat us and stripped us naked’: Asylum seekers ‘abused in cage’ by Bulgarian forces

They call it the “cage” or the “jail”. Tucked away in the small Bulgarian town of Sredets is a crumbling outbuilding on the edge of a compound where border forces are stationed.

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US soccer writer Grant Wahl dies after collapsing at World Cup game in Qatar

Journalist felt unwell, was told by medics he had bronchitis; writer briefly detained by security at United States’ opening game for wearing rainbow shirt to support LGBTQ rights

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Biden to Back African Union as Permanent G-20 Member

President Biden plans to announce his support next week during a summit with African leaders. 

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Brittney Griner Lands in U.S. After Russia Prisoner Exchange

The women’s basketball star is being evaluated at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.

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A Chatty Putin’s Underlying Message: I’m Still in Charge

In a string of appearances, it wasn’t so much what the Russian leader said, much of it false, as it was his apparent need to demonstrate that he is healthy, alert and in control.

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Kari Lake Sues Arizona’s Largest County, Seeking to Overturn Her Defeat – The New York Times

Kari Lake Sues Arizona’s Largest County, Seeking to Overturn Her Defeat  The New York Times Kari Lake Files Lawsuit Over Arizona Elections | US News Live | English News Live | News18 Live  CNN-News18 Kari Lake files suit challenging certification of Arizona

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Rioter who assaulted cops at US Capitol after Trump loss gets 5 years in prison

Prosecutors say Tennessee resident led the mob’s charge against officers on January 6, shoved them and tried to rip the helmet off of one of them

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